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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OHARLESW. ROGERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROGERS & TURNBULL, OFSAME PLACE.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,421, dated July 4,1882.

Application filed September 29, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. Bosses, of thecity of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Stock-Oars; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to partitions of stockcars intended to'be raisedto the car-roof when not in use; and it consists in devices,substantially as described, whereby the lower margin of the partition isdetachably joined to the vertical guide-rods, so as to permit said lowermargin to be lifted and secured out of the way.

It also consists in apivotal connection of the partition at its uppermargin with the eyes which run on the vertical guides, upon whichpivotal connections the partition may be swung to a horizontalorinclined position when raised, substantially as hereinafter fully setforth, and pointed out in the claims. 7

It further consists in the combination, with the partition, its guides,audits hoisting-cords, of a shaft, to which said cords are secured,actuated by a spring'to wind up the cords, and thus to raise thepartition.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a transverse vertical section of a carprovided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in verticallongitudinal section thereof and in transverse section of thepartitions. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the upper guiding-eye ofthe partition, showing the pivotal connection of the partitiontherewith. Fig. 4: is a horizontalsection, and Fig. 5 is a sideelevation, of one of the lower eyes of the partition, showing theconstruction by which the same is detachable from the solid guide-rod.

In another application for a patent, of even date herewith, hollowguides are shown, with appropriate devices for detachably connecting thepartition therewith. In the structure described in this applicationsolid or unslotted guides are contemplated,requiring modifications inthe connecting devices, which modifications are herein set forth andclaimed.

Renewed May 12, 1882. (No model.)

A represents a transverse flexible partition; B B, vertical guide-rodstherefor; G, a transverse shaft over the partition; 0, pulleys thereon;O cords secured to said pulleys at one end and at the other connectedwith the partition, and D a spring by which the partition is raised.

The partition A has corner-plates A, to which the eyes A and A aresecured. The upper eyes, A arepivoted to the corner-plates by pintles a,Fig. 3,arranged in the same horizontal axis. The lower eyes, A", haveeach the hinged part or hasp a, which swings on the 'pintle a toreleasethe eye from the rod B. A turn-pin or thumb-screw, a holds the parts ofthe eye about the guide-rod.

When the partition is to be lifted and seoured out ofthe way, the lowereyes, A, are

detached from the rods B, and the partition being hoisted to thecar-roof, the lower margin thereof is swung up and caught upon the hooksE. In this movement the partition turns on the pivots a.

As a means of raising the partitions, the transverse shaft 0 isprovided, to which the upper ends of the lifting-cords (l are connected.At one end or elsewhere on the shaft a spring, D, is applied thereto andto an adjacent stationary part ofthe car, in such manner as to raise thepartition, or, if preferred, to merely counterbalance it.

Pins 01, inserted in the rods B, above or through either of the eyes,hold the partition in place when lowered.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with the vertically-movablepartition and the rods B, the detachable eyes A, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The'eyes A provided with the hinged part or hasp a and a suitablefastening, e in combination with the partition and vertical guide-rod,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the guide-rods B and with the partition A, ofeyes A locking the lower portion of the partition detachably to therods, and eyes A sliding on the rods and pivoted to the partition,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a stock-car, of verti- In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as cal guides and a counterbalanced hinged parmy inventionI affix my signature in presence IO titionslidingthereon,substantiallyas setforth. of two witnesses.

5. In a stock-car, the guides 13 and a parti- 1 5 tion, A, sliding onsaid guides, in combination ROGERS with a shaft, 0, cords C and a springeon- Witnesses: nected to the shaft to turn the same and raise JAMESMONTGOMERY,

the partition, substantially as set forth. J NO. B. MCCARTHY.

